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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Subverted when the panelists realized that that they could say "hump" (as in dogs hump legs) and [[Refuge in Audacity|lampshaded it as much as possible]].

** After the FCC lifted the ban on "fleeting obscenities," Peter and Carl had this exchange:

'''Carl Kasell''': Damn straight, Peter! }}

* [[Golden Snitch]]: There are only seven to nine points available before the speed round; in Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank each panelist has eight questions worth two points each.

* [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]: After a story about a lack of good names for new rock bands, Peter Sagal suggests some names based on the week's news, including: The Joe Lieberman Experience, Bart Stupak Shakur, Mega-Death Panel, and Joe Biden and the Big Folk-ing Deals.

* [[Gretzky Has the Ball]]: During the 2010 World Cup, panelist Tom Bodett admitted that he knows nothing about Soccer, which becomes a problem when his son asks him about the game.

'''Tom:''' Uh, he was off-sides.<ref>Which is not as bad as you might think; especially since soccer's offside rule can be incomprehensible to American viewers.</ref> }}

 

'''Tom''':Uh, he's special. }}

* [[Homemade Sweater From Hell]]: Mo Rocca got into a bit of trouble when he invoked this and had an online knitting group up in arms.

* [[I Am One of Those, Too]]: Hilariously, [[Kevin Smith]] had ''actually read'' the random book on which they based his Not My Job quiz. They even let him explain one of the ridiculous stories in it. (The book in question, incidentally, was a strange-science book called ''Elephants on Acid''.)

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Every week, to introduce the Listener Limerick Challenge.

** It seems to get lamer every week, sometimes achieving [[Beyond the Impossible]] levels, causing Peter to at one time crack, "Look, if you got better ones, send 'em in, OK?"

* [[N-Word Privileges]]: With the N-word in question being [[One of Us|"nerd".]] Peter Sagal claims the right to mock nerds due to (nominally) being one himself.

* [[Panel Game]]: A rare American one.

* [[Quintessential British Gentleman]]: A story about a British Airways flight that accidentally announced it was going to crash led to this exchange between the panelists:

'''Adam Felber''': When we said 'water landing' we meant another round of drinks! }}

* [[Scotireland]]: During a show around St. Patrick's Day, Peter notes (being radio, we can't see) that Carl is wearing a kilt, noting that it's traditionally worn by the Scottish.